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2005

(Redirected from As of 2005)
Years:
2002 2003 2004 - 2005 - 2006 2007 2008
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20th century - 21st century - 22nd century

2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.

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Events

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April

  • Anti-Japanese demonstrations in China
  • April 7:
    • MG Rover, the UK's sole remaining volume producer goes into receivership after a planned alliance with Chinese manufacturer, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation collapses.
    • A suicide bomber blows himself up in Cairo's Khan al Khalili market, killing two foreign tourists and wounding 17 others. A group called "Islamic Pride Brigades" claims responsibility.
  • April 8 - Referendum in Curacao on independence vs. integration with the Netherlands.
  • April 9:
  • April 15 - At least 21 people died and around 50 people were injured in a devastating fire at a hotel in central Paris.
  • April 16 - President Lucia Gutierrez of Ecuador declared a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolved the Supreme Court.
  • April 17 - Twelve holidaymakers were killed in southern Switzerland when a bus carrying 27 people plunged 200 metres into a ravine.
  • April 18 - Five people died in ethnic clashes in Iran's south-west Khuzestan province.
  • April 19: Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the Papal conclave.
  • April 20:
    • At least 46 workers have been killed and several others injured in a blast at an explosives factory in Zambia.
    • 56 hurt as earthquake hits Fukuoka and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale.
    • President Lucia Gutierrez of Ecuadoris said to have fled after Congress voted to sack him amid growing protests.

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Last updated: 10-22-2005 01:14:30
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